Osama bin Laden killing depicted by comic book

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Bluewater Productions has made a name for itself in recent years for its political comic books and its latest is “Killing Geronimo: The Hunt for Bin Laden,” which comes out from Simon & Schuster on Tuesday.

The book not only provides a visually graphic depiction of Bin Laden’s death on 2011, but also of the Sept. 11 attacks and the subsequent U.S. interventions abroad and efforts to track down bin Laden.

“Countless Americans and citizens around the world fantasized about ending the existence of the person who okayed the 9/11 attacks and who was responsible for thousands of political murders on four contents,” the book writes in its opening pages. “Here is the story of how one of the biggest monsters in modern times was finally located, hunted down and punished.”

Given that many of the details behind bin Laden’s death remain unknown, the book contains this elaborate disclaimer: “This book is based on true events with actions and dialogue depicted as accurately as possible based on the information that is now known. Where exact quotes and dialogue were not possible, they were paraphrased or generated for dramatic effect based on what sources say was discussed and the mood at the time.”

The book graphically and violently depicts the shooting of bin Laden and concludes with this statement:

“Though many celebrated his death, it can be argued that he had long since been defeated. Rather than be xenophobic, immigration actually rose in the decade since 9/11. The nation’s soul healed enough that some could sell crass items like Osama pinatas and few thought they were being disrespectful. Rather than being fixated on all-terror-all-the-time news stations, American eventually sought out escapist fare like sitcoms. We fly without fear. We’re more careful, but hardly afraid. In the end that is the real victory over Osama bin Laden. Not in his death, but in the ways he failed to change us.”